Comparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal tissue- and genotype-specific responses of qDTYs to reproductive-stage drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Illinoisen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Rice Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationSouthern Cross Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Californiaen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/genes11101124en
cg.issn2073-4425en
cg.issue10en
cg.journalGenesen
cg.number1124en
cg.volume11en
dc.contributor.authorTarun, Jeshurun Asheren
dc.contributor.authorMauleon, Ramilen
dc.contributor.authorArbelaez, Juan Daviden
dc.contributor.authorCatausan, Sherylen
dc.contributor.authorDixit, Shalabhen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Arvinden
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Patricken
dc.contributor.authorKohli, Ajayen
dc.contributor.authorKretzschmar, Tobiasen
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-19T12:53:52Zen
dc.date.available2024-12-19T12:53:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/164432
dc.titleComparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal tissue- and genotype-specific responses of qDTYs to reproductive-stage drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)en
dcterms.abstractRice (Oryza sativa L.) is more sensitive to drought stress than other cereals. To dissect molecular mechanisms underlying drought-tolerant yield in rice, we applied differential expression and co-expression network approaches to transcriptomes from flag-leaf and emerging panicle tissues of a drought-tolerant yield introgression line, DTY-IL, and the recurrent parent Swarna, under moderate reproductive-stage drought stress. Protein turnover and efficient reactive oxygen species scavenging were found to be the driving factors in both tissues. In the flag-leaf, the responses further included maintenance of photosynthesis and cell wall reorganization, while in the panicle biosynthesis of secondary metabolites was found to play additional roles. Hub genes of importance in differential drought responses included an expansin in the flag-leaf and two peroxidases in the panicle. Overlaying differential expression data with allelic variation in DTY-IL quantitative trait loci allowed for the prioritization of candidate genes. They included a differentially regulated auxin-responsive protein, with DTY-IL-specific amino acid changes in conserved domains, as well as a protein kinase with a DTY-IL-specific frameshift in the C-terminal region. The approach highlights how the integration of differential expression and allelic variation can aid in the discovery of mechanism and putative causal contribution underlying quantitative trait loci for drought-tolerant yield.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2020-09-24
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTarun, Jeshurun Asher; Mauleon, Ramil; Arbelaez, Juan David; Catausan, Sheryl; Dixit, Shalabh; Kumar, Arvind; Brown, Patrick; Kohli, Ajay and Kretzschmar, Tobias. 2020. Comparative transcriptomics and co-expression networks reveal tissue- and genotype-specific responses of qDTYs to reproductive-stage drought stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Genes, Volume 11 no. 10 p. 1124en
dcterms.issued2020-09-24
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectgenetics genetics(clinical)en
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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